CHINESE EMPIRE TO MODERN MINT & USED RANGE: A well filled stockbook with the largely unsorted accumulation of mint & used stamps inc. p.dues & Air stamps plus Taiwan (qty) Cross Reference: CHINA - TAIWAN, AIR STAMPS, POSTAGE DUE LABELS (Image)

RANGE OF USED EARLY 20TH CENTURY ISSUES: Mainly Junk, Reaper, Hall of Classics (to $5) and Sun Yat Sen issues plus 1904 PPC to London franked 4c, 2c, 1c & ½c ex Canton sent via the French Indochina P.O. in Canton, three c1935 local envs. franked 1c, pair 5c, or pair $1. (c100 stamps + 4 covers/cards) Cross Reference: CHINA - FRENCH POST OFFICES, PICTURE POSTCARDS, FRENCH COLONIES, VIETNAM (Image)

PAIR OF RED BAND COVERS FROM MONGOLIA - c.1918 (pencil dates on back) envs. from Urga to Kalgan, each franked on the back with total 15c Junk issues. (2) Cross Reference: MONGOLIA (Image)

PAIR OF RED BAND COVERS FROM MONGOLIA - Dec. 1919 (pencil date on back) and c1920? envs. from Urga to Peking franked on the back with 1c + 5c or 3c + 6c in Junk issues. (2) Cross Reference: MONGOLIA (Image)

ADVERTISING & AIRMAIL RED BAND COVERS - c1925 env. from Shanghai franked on the back with 1c and 3c on 4c Junk issues and having large and fine handstamped? advertisement of COMET OIL on the back; and 26 Mar. 1931 env. Hankow to Shanghai sent airmail and franked on the back with 4c Junk and 1921 15c airmail issue (SG352 £65 off cover). (2) Cross Reference: ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

1935-54 RANGE OF REVENUE ISSUES used on documents and receipts inc. 1935 receipt for payment of $763,200 franked $1000 pair, $50 pair & $200 tied by indistinct company h.s., c1940 Dispensary receipt for $4300 franked $10 (2) tied by indistinct circular h.s., 1948 Dispensary receipt for $2,160,000 franked (on rear) by $1000 block of six, $300 & $200 and other related examples. (36 documents + unused sheet 1984 revenue stamps) (Image)

1894-1912 MOSTLY USED RANGE on leaves with denominations to 1F inc. opts and p.dues and an 1898 env. to Moji, Japan franked France 25c tied by "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" cds and sent via Nagasaki. Addressed to a ship's Capt. and with four redirection slips partially pasted on front showing attempts by the Akagameniseki sub-office to deliver it. (few hundred + 1 cover) (Image)

1932-45 MINT AND USED RANGE on leaves inc. a few blocks and 1932 part set to 1y Violet mint and 2f PC's (3 - one used to Italy and uprated 4f pair), 1933 env. to Tientsin franked 4f taxed and with 10c Chinese p.due, 1940 'PRINTED MATTER' env. to Egypt franked 4f plus a range of mint and used N.E. Provinces (Manchuria) 1927-47 issues. (few 100s + 7 covers/cards) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

1887-1914 MINT AND USED RANGE on leaves inc. 1s & 2s with cross cancels, plus 1892 Japan 3s PC to Antwerp and 1900 env. to Yokohama franked 2s cancelled with "SHANGHAI/J.P.O" cds, 1912 4s PC to Berlin with "TSINGTAU/I.J.P.O" cds, 1920 bamboo PPC to England franked 4s franking disallowed with bold "T" and "2d/I.S.O." h.s. and 2d British p.due applied plus a range of Japanese military stationery (c100 + 16 covers/cards) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, PICTURE POSTCARDS, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

c1882-1913 mostly used range of Koban & Chrysanthemum issues on leaves and stockpages with some earlier showing Tokyo & Yokohama segmented cancels, group of used revenues, mainly tobacco duty, registration tax & 1883 Koban design revenues plus mint and used range of Japanese PO in China inc. 1900-08 perf. 11½x12 25s mint (SG £90), perf. 12½ 25s (SG £110) & 50s mint (SG £120), 1900 3s Rice Cakes perf. 11½-12 mint (2 - SG £200), 1914 granite paper 10s perf. 13x13½ marginal unmounted block of 18 (SG £630+) and other perf. and wmk varieties. (few hundred) Cross Reference: JAPAN USED ABROAD, CHINA - JAPANESE POST OFFICES (Image)

1920 MINT SCOUTS' FUND SET FIRST TYPE OPT: Mint set of 6 (varying degrees of gum toning to some values) with first type Scouts' Fund opt (tigers head with Thai lettering only). 2004 The Philatelists Association of Thailand cert for 1 Tical top value. SG 199/204 £1,000 (6) Cross Reference: BOY SCOUTS (Image)

1920 MINT SCOUTS' FUND SET SECOND TYPE OPT: Mint set of 6 (5s+5s thinned & varying degrees of gum toning to some values) with second type Scouts' Fund opt (tigers head with Thai & English lettering). SG 205/10 £800 (6) Cross Reference: BOY SCOUTS (Image)